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Friday scent of the day 12/4

Posted by Robin on 4 December 2020 319 Comments

Happy Friday and happy National Cookie Day! Our community project for today: do what you like with the National Cookie Day theme, and feel free to link to your favorite recipe.

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I'm in Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto, because several people have mentioned it here lately, and because surely there are the makings of a decent cookie in there somewhere. (Dried Cherry and Almond Cookies with Vanilla Icing from Giada De Laurentiis?)

Reminder: on 12/11, wear a perfume with violet, if you have one.

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is Almond cookies by Gia Hung Nguyen at flickr; some rights reserved.

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  1. Sebastian says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:25 am

    I bought Black Perfecto for my godparent for her birthday this year, she likes it!

    I’m wearing Phaedon Tabac Rouge, I think it’s the closest smelling to a cookie from what I have.
    Now, the most cookie smelling perfume I’ve tried is Dries Van Noten by FM, it reminded me of speculoos, traditional Belgian cookie.

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    • Laila says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:51 pm

      ❤️ speculoos!

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    • Robin says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:57 pm

      Oh good!

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  2. tannina says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:33 am

    I think a rice and almond cookie could smell a bit like Kenzo Amour, so that’s a I could come up with. We will do online wine tasting this evening, sounds like fun.

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:42 am

      Nom. Love Kenzo Amour. You smell delicious!

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    • Lisa D says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:55 am

      You smell magically delicious. My favorite of the Amour line is the Le Parfum, in the gold bottle. It is amazing.

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 11:06 am

        I’ve never seen nor heard of this one!

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        • Lisa D says:
          4 December 2020 at 11:55 am

          It’s Amour with a tiny dab of Shalimar thrown in. A little darker, definitely deeper.

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          • Marjorie Rose says:
            4 December 2020 at 12:42 pm

            Wow! Sounds wonderful.

    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:12 am

      Online wine tasting? What a brilliant idea!! Hope it’s fun!

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    • Eschmeling says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:13 am

      Enjoy the wine tasting!

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:37 pm

      Wine! Woot! ?

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    • MissGoldsmith says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:25 pm

      I hope your online wine tasting involves you actually tasting the wine! I remember reading off some wine events where you’d be watching someone else present/taste/describe the wine…

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      • yasmina says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:50 pm

        That’s similar to watching perfume reviewers

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      • tannina says:
        5 December 2020 at 2:08 am

        We ordered the tasting package with three wines in advance and could test along. It was really fun.

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  3. Glannys says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:41 am

    L’Artisan Bois Farine (iris and flour) over Lush Big Banana massage bar (sweet, spicy banana). So kind of like iris-banana cookie, right? (Or uncooked dough according to Robin ;) )

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    • MossyBerry says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:33 pm

      I’m all in for uncooked cookie dough! That Lush Banana sounds like it would smell great.

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      • Glannys says:
        4 December 2020 at 1:25 pm

        Bois Farine is usually all dry and nutty on me, but today I am getting a noticeable wet iris note too, which amplifies the “uncooked” aspect. I am fine with it.

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        • Merlin says:
          4 December 2020 at 2:49 pm

          I get straight up peanuts from Bois Farine, Dry. Peanuts.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:17 pm

      Yes! I’m going to google that massage bar immediately!

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      • Glannys says:
        4 December 2020 at 1:23 pm

        Sadly it is another (discontinued) limited edition. But who knows, maybe Lush will bring it back for Valentine Day?

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:38 pm

      I didn’t even think of Bois Farine for this project, and I love it! Maybe I’ll wear it tomorrow.

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      • neyronrose says:
        5 December 2020 at 5:38 am

        That was a good idea. I’ll do that one sometime this coming week as a “belatedly playing along” bit of participation in the project. lol. I don’t count points anyway, but I like the chance to keep my mind and senses occupied with something pleasant for a little while. :)

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    • Robin says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:57 pm

      Perfect!!

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  4. Coumarin says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:44 am

    Hello all!

    I’m in Angel Muse today, which may not be quite cookie-ish but definitely made for those with a sweet tooth. I gave up added sugar this month so I’m living on perfume and fruit.

    It’s quite cold this morning for Houston and I forgot how hard it is to get out of bed when it’s cold. Can’t make myself go faster….

    Stay safe all! Enjoy your weekend.

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    • irisjasmine says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:50 am

      I thought of Angel Muse today, too, so I think you get points. ?

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  5. apsara says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:46 am

    Friday hallelujah
    Going to get mani pedi this afternoon if all of Los Angeles shuts down tomorrow.
    Nothing cookie like comes to mind yet, but a spray or two of Dzing has that caramel circus touch that will work for a chilly morning.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:08 am

      I got a manicure this week, and I am due for a pedicure also

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    • Eschmeling says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:14 am

      I’m thinking along the same lines – here in the Central Valley, things will shut down pretty soon, and this year I wanted to shop more locally for xmas presents…

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:26 am

      My husband is going to the dump in case it shuts down. LOL. I need a haircut but doubt I have time before the lockdown.

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      • Amy says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:08 pm

        I still haven’t had a haircut since March! Lol. I could have but the person who cuts my hair isn’t able to work for health reasons and it turns out I am insanely loyal to him! Also lazy and sort of interested in seeing what happens with longer hair.

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        • springpansy says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:02 pm

          I haven’t had a “real” haircut since last December! Son gave me a trim this summer. But I have curly hair that needs layers!

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:44 pm

          I had one hair cut, in July I think? Who knows when the next one will be. Fortunately it’s just in a long blunt cut, it can go for months like this, although it kind of looks like a bird’s nest because it’s so crinkly.

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          • Cicely says:
            4 December 2020 at 3:00 pm

            Bird’s nest could well describe my hair! I don’t like haircuts in the best of times and now when it’s impossible to travel to find my trusted hairdresser it’s been over a year..

        • hajusuuri says:
          4 December 2020 at 4:23 pm

          My first and only “professional” haircut was in August. I have trimmed my bangs since then and actually need to do that this weekend. I may be able to survive ‘til Feb. speaking of which, I could repurpose the savings from not paying for haircuts ?

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          • lillyjo says:
            4 December 2020 at 5:37 pm

            Lol!

          • cazaubon says:
            4 December 2020 at 5:38 pm

            Exactly!

          • yasmina says:
            4 December 2020 at 8:38 pm

            My thought exactly. The money I’m saving doing my roots at home is almost a bottle of Coromandel

      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:19 pm

        LOL on the dump run. I am debating a Goodwill run… I started the post-retirement clothing cleanout this week. So many clothes! But does anyone want them these days???

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        • Oakland Fresca says:
          4 December 2020 at 12:24 pm

          Called a zillion places–mostly no one picked up, or when they did were rude, except for one place that said they’d make me a drop off appt, for end of Feb. But my calls paid off! Goodwill in Moraga (!?!) wanted items. I was like a bat outta hell driving out there. Didn’t bother with the furniture–just the kitchenware, lamps, electronics, and tools. Gone baby gone.

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          • LizzieB says:
            4 December 2020 at 7:46 pm

            I’ve been in that Goodwill I think. I grew up in the Moraga side of Orinda, when much of Moraga was orchards.

        • MossyBerry says:
          4 December 2020 at 12:35 pm

          Our Goodwill kept boxes at the drop-off even when they were closed – hopefully you can keep on cleaning!

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:41 pm

          I took sooo many bags of clothes and shoes out when I retired, but that was in 2015. This year I managed to get a few more bags out in between lockdowns. Good luck!

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      • MissGoldsmith says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:29 pm

        This is where long hair and a messy top knot are key! It’s probably been a year and a half since my last cut.

        A massage is what I’d kill for! But not die for. Feel so bad for my therapist. Have no means of contacting him though since I always saw him at a local day spa.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Ooh, I love Dzing. What colors did you choose for your nails?

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  6. Dawn says:
    4 December 2020 at 9:47 am

    Woke up in Theorema today with the knowledge that I could take a full shower today because we now have running water. Wearing vintage Jicky edt for work this afternoon. My bedtime scent will be Havana Vanille. I am kind od annoyed with Bath and Body Works. Last year’s Candle Day price was $9.50 and this year it’s $9.95. Someone asked me on Twitter how cheap can I be since it’s only a 45 cent difference. I’m not a millionaire and I work hard for what I do get. Are they trying to justify that it’s a 3 day event this year because of a pandemic?

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:44 am

      Yay for running water! That’s certainly cause for celebration.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:40 pm

      Sorry about the price hike, but yay for running water!

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      • Dawn says:
        4 December 2020 at 4:36 pm

        Good thing I set a hard and fast limit for it.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:26 pm

      Yay for running water. Since you have a surplus of candles anyway, just buy one fewer.

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      • Dawn says:
        4 December 2020 at 4:36 pm

        I had set a hard and fast limit months ago. I can’t buy more than 5. Got myself down to 16 candles and proud of myself with that part. Would I ever get the limit of 18? Not a chance. We will see what’s in stock when I go tomorrow.

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    • skalolazka says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:01 pm

      HOORAY for running water!!!! And an increase of $0.45 is a pretty significant percentage increase for that item, so I’d be grumpy, too.

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      • Dawn says:
        4 December 2020 at 5:40 pm

        I just don’t get being called cheap. Frugal is a better word.

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        • yasmina says:
          4 December 2020 at 8:39 pm

          I agree. Cheap is so rude.

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    • lillyjo says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:41 pm

      Aldi raised the price of precut salami by 32 cents. I am furious about it, and won’t by it now.

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  7. lucasai says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:00 am

    On our way back home! Yay!
    Biggest renovation stuff at granny’s place was done. From here my uncle will be of help for her.
    Can’t wait to get some sleep on my bed.

    Sotd is Hiram Green Arbole.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:09 am

      Enjoy a peaceful sleep in your own bed

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    • yasmina says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:09 am

      You smell nice

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    • Lisa D says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:56 am

      Sleeping in your own bed after a week at gran’s is going to be heavenly.

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    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:13 am

      Hope you sleep well on your own proper bed!

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:27 am

      You smell great! Have a safe trip home and sweet dreams in your own bed.

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    • Jiji says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:17 pm

      House twins!

      So sweet of you to help your granny out.
      I still miss my grandmother, she died 20 years ago but she was the sweetest.

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    • Ede97005 says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:25 pm

      Yes!

      Enjoy being back in your bed and being cosy! And being able to use the TOILET.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:40 pm

      You smell great. Enjoy your bed!

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  8. pyramus says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:08 am

    I’m in three sprays of CSP Amour de Cacao, the cookiest scent I know: salty cocoa and bakery vanilla — it smells like a tray of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies or a pan of brownies and it is *irresistible*.

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:45 am

      Ooh, that sounds yummy. I don’t have a chocolate-y scent, yet, since I’m not a huge lover of sugary scents. Salty chocolate might make it better.

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      • pyramus says:
        4 December 2020 at 1:05 pm

        It’s not overwhelmingly sweet, and it really does smell of salty cocoa rather than milk chocolate. And it’s durable: I put it on about six and a half hours ago and it still smells like itself — close to the skin, but there, and recognizable. (Most of the CSP vanillas lose everything except the vanilla within an hour or two. Not this one!)

        My bottle is at least 15 years old so I would imagine the formula’s been tinkered with, but you should give it a try at Sephora or wherever: there’s a reason it’s been a CSP mainstay for almost 30 years while so many of their other scents have come and gone. It seems to be universally appealing: I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like it.

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        • Marjorie Rose says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:37 pm

          Thank you for the mini-review! I will add it to my “to sniff” list, and some day I will go to the mall again and seek it out. Sigh.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:24 pm

      I wear this sometimes over SMN’s Muschio which is a kind cognac-butterscotch skin scent. I never thought of the CSP as salty but as having a malty aspect which is perhaps the same thing?

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:40 am

      Another good idea! You smelled yummy! :)

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  9. yasmina says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:09 am

    In Ginger Piccante. I’m a crispy ginger snap.

    Later this afternoon I’m attending an interactive Zoom lecture on scents in cinema. They sent us scratch and sniff cards although sadly mine didn’t arrive before the drive to TX. Anyone else going to be there?

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    • Eschmeling says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:16 am

      Enjoy your sniff session – bummer about the cards, though! Ginger Piccante gets so much love here, I’m sure you smell good!

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      • yasmina says:
        4 December 2020 at 2:19 pm

        I was so happy to get a swap decant of it!

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    • AngelaB says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:26 pm

      ginger SNAP!

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  10. Lovestosmellgood says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:11 am

    Mr L is the baker of sweet things in our household. He does a good vegan chocolate chip and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between that in a non vegan one.

    Listening to Tiziano Ferro, my Italian teacher wants me to watch a documentary about him on amazon and then we can discuss next week.

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:57 am

      That cookie sounds delicious!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:29 pm

      Tiziano Ferro sounds delicious ?

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:43 pm

      I use chopped vegan dark chocolate in my cookies, but how does he replace the wonderful taste of real butter in the dough?

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  11. austenfan says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:13 am

    Wearing Kiss me Tender by Parfums de Nicolai, which almost smells like almond cookies. Patricia is great at Gourmands and KMT is a Joy tot west.

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    • irisjasmine says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:19 am

      I’ve always wanted to try this one but worried it would be too sweet. Almond cookies sounds good, though!

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      • LizzieB says:
        4 December 2020 at 11:43 am

        It’s not a terribly sweet scent to my nose. More bitter almond to me and vanilla.

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        • austenfan says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:35 pm

          Bitter almonds is a great description.

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      • austenfan says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:54 pm

        I find it very, very sweet, but Patricia de Nicolaï is a genius at creating sweet scents that are still interesting and wearable. The version I’m wearing is no longer available. The current one is called Kiss me Intense and is I think similar, but haven’t smelled them side by side. But try before you buy!

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        • Merlin says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:38 pm

          I think Sacre Bleu Intense is like multi-coloured sweets all melting together!

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          • austenfan says:
            4 December 2020 at 2:04 pm

            I suppose it is, the original Sacrebleu is. I can’t remember whether I have actually tried the Intense. It’s one of my favourites from Nicolaï.

          • Merlin says:
            4 December 2020 at 2:46 pm

            It’s my only scent from Nicolai and it’s only a 30ml so I am niggardly with it. My best experience was watching a performance of The Nutcracker Suite while wearing it!

          • austenfan says:
            4 December 2020 at 2:48 pm

            That sounds like a wonderful combination. I have a 30 ml Eau de toilette and I think around 50 pls of a much older bottle. Both are gorgeous. Few people can beat her at this kind of fragrance. It’s where her Guerlain heritage shows, imho.

      • LizzieB says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:48 pm

        FYI, I was referring to Kiss Me Intense.

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        • austenfan says:
          5 December 2020 at 5:28 am

          Mm. I really neef to try it.

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    • austenfan says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:50 pm

      ….a joy to wear…. I hate autocorrect ?

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      • Robin says:
        4 December 2020 at 5:01 pm

        I hate autocorrect too, but I kinda liked joy tot west.

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        • austenfan says:
          4 December 2020 at 5:46 pm

          Mine is set to Dutch which makers it even funnier

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          • Robin says:
            5 December 2020 at 3:05 pm

            :-)

  12. galbanumgal says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:16 am

    Wearing Divine Drip body butter (Josie Maran) in honey fig. Fig doesn’t work for me in perfume, but this cream’s scent is subtle and slightly fruity. Will claim I smell of Fig Newton, though it’s not really apt.
    May apply Gourmand Coquin when this fades.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:29 am

      I am a fig newton addict. I love LOVE them.
      Reminds me of my childhood and I pretend to buy them for my kids…

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 10:49 am

        That is a cookie I’ve been tempted to try to bake for myself–fig rolls. I think they’d be extra amazing freshly baked, but I’m not sure I’m precise enough to end up with a nice cookie and filling instead of a figgy mess mushed in dough.

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        • SmokeyToes says:
          4 December 2020 at 11:46 am

          Hi Marjorie Rose,
          I found this recipe, although involved, it looks pretty good!

          https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/09/homemade-fig-newtons-recipe.html

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          • Marjorie Rose says:
            4 December 2020 at 1:35 pm

            Those do look good!

        • AnnieA says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:12 pm

          Ms Marjorie, I am fully confident that you have the baking chops for this!

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          • Marjorie Rose says:
            4 December 2020 at 1:35 pm

            Thank you, AnnieA. I make tasty food, but it isn’t always *pretty*. Like, I was thinking I might try decorating Christmas cookies with royal icing this year, except my piping skills are truly terrible. All my gingerbread people will look frumpy and like they’re smirking, I expect.

          • springpansy says:
            4 December 2020 at 2:30 pm

            @Marjorie – I say taste is is the more important goal. My gingerbread people decorated cookies always look rustic because I make icing that tastes good (royal icing looks so pretty but I think it tastes awful).

      • SmokeyToes says:
        4 December 2020 at 11:44 am

        I LOVE Fig Newtons! Could eat them til they come out of my ears… :)

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      • LizzieB says:
        4 December 2020 at 11:44 am

        I join you in Fig Newton love.

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      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:12 pm

        I eat Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars for breakfast most days. Fig Newtons masquerading as breakfast food :)

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          4 December 2020 at 1:53 pm

          yes, I get that brand or back to nature brand also.
          Also the Paul Newmans brand

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 December 2020 at 5:45 pm

          Same here – Costco special!

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          • pixel says:
            4 December 2020 at 6:21 pm

            Exactly :)

      • AngelaB says:
        4 December 2020 at 1:32 pm

        Oh my gosh, we grew up on them too! Powerful memories.

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        • springpansy says:
          4 December 2020 at 2:28 pm

          Think how great it would smell if we all got together! (safely…someday)

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          • springpansy says:
            4 December 2020 at 2:29 pm

            Whoops – how did that go here – I meant to put it under your reply to my SOTD!

    • springpansy says:
      4 December 2020 at 10:51 am

      Darn – that body butter doesn’t seem to be on her website anymore. It sounds delicious.

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  13. springpansy says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:42 am

    Mmmmm – everyone smells delicious!

    I’m in Ava Luxe Madeline with a nearby dash of DSH Coffee Absolute for the win (or at least a point or two). Madeline is a very unique fragrance – a little boozy, a little sweet and a lot spicy. I really only pull it out around the holidays. Here’s her description: “Arabian musk, precious woods, vanilla bourbon and amber perfectly blended with fig, liquorice and milk notes and topped with a warming mix of brandy and spices. The perfect fragrance for a beautiful Christmas.”

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    • AngelaB says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:33 pm

      ? I could follow you around all day!

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      • springpansy says:
        4 December 2020 at 2:31 pm

        Think how great it would smell if we all got together! (safely…someday)

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  14. Marjorie Rose says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:47 am

    I’m surprised I’m the first to mention Dries Van Noten. That’s my SOTD. Yesterday, I was once again doused in Tardes and nearly went for that again today. I’m glad I got the big bottle.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:29 am

      You smell yummy!

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:44 pm

        Thanks!

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    • Amy says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:10 pm

      I’d be wearing it if I had it with me!

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:44 pm

        It’s pretty great for this time of year.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Ooh, good choice! You smell fab.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:33 pm

      I think I may have mentioned that DvN caused a respiratory issue, bad enough that I avoid it like the plague.

      Anyway, I meant to comment that I hope Mr. Spicebomb recovers well; thank God it was only his shoulder!

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:23 pm

        Thank you! I know, it could have been really bad. We live in an old Portland house, full of wood. He fell down the entire run of stairs, from the top landing. :(

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        • yasmina says:
          4 December 2020 at 8:41 pm

          Oh my, that’s so so scary

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  15. JadainGA says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:59 am

    Good morning and Happy FriYAY Y’all!

    Wearing Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit, because, well, it’s the only pick I would consider for today’s challenge!

    Unfortunately for the Perfume Grinch, it’s 76 degrees in the pharmacy so I’m projecting like a bakery at the moment. I think he’s slightly confused as to wear the cookies are….. :)

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    • Eschmeling says:
      4 December 2020 at 11:18 am

      That’s warm!

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    • yasmina says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:20 pm

      Haha – keep him guessing

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:34 pm

      If he asks you can tell him he must be smelling your pastry breath and watch him slink away …

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  16. Eschmeling says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:18 am

    I’m in Ummagumma, so I’m eating chocolate near an altar, maybe?

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    • Amy says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:10 pm

      Oh, excellent choice.

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  17. teebear says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:19 am

    I’m in LUSH I’m Home, a cacao/vanilla/benzoin frag that smells like freshly baked snickerdoodle cookies. CP maxed out.

    Mr. Teebear hates this one, however, so it’s probably for the best that it’s discontinued and I only have a decant ? I’ll have to give him a wide berth til I leave the house for work; if I’m wearing it I normally spray and dash right out the door.

    Yesterday’s lavender biscotti turned out divine, for anyone that wants a recipe for some lightly floral cookies that travel well:

    https://livinghomegrown.com/lavender-biscot/

    Happy Friday!

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:20 pm

      snickerdoodles are delicious! :D

      thank you for the lavender biscotti recipe, I love lavender!

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    • JadainGA says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:26 pm

      ooooooh! So happy to have this recipe! I have some lavender that I’ve been looking to use in things other than London Fog….

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks for posting the recipe link!

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  18. irisjasmine says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:21 am

    Luca Turin says MFK Oud Satin Mood smells like a cookie. Well, I’m in the extrait, and on me, it’s only cookie-adjacent at most. I smell great, though, and I just ate a chocolate chip cookie.

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    • jepster says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:40 pm

      I was going to spritz that one today, but changed my mind…..maybe tomorrow. You smell great.

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    • Calypso says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:30 pm

      I really love that one! Never thought of it as being cookie-like. I’ll have to pay attention the next time I wear it.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:08 pm

      I remember liking the Satin the most and it attracting far less praise… guess I know why now – my sweet tooth!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:18 pm

      I know I’ve smelled some of the MFK Ouds, and I don’t recall any of them being cookie like. But it’s been a while…

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  19. cazaubon says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:32 am

    B&BW Christmas Cookie lotion under Coquillete Paris Cookiecrunch edp. Doesn’t get any more cookie-r than that! Happy Friday!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:19 pm

      Oh. Well done!

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      • cazaubon says:
        4 December 2020 at 5:47 pm

        Thanks! Now adding some Anima Dulcis for a bit of spice vanilla cookie. :-)

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:43 pm

      I salute you. That’s cookie-riffic!

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      • cazaubon says:
        4 December 2020 at 5:48 pm

        It was the perfect combo for this CP. :-)

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:43 am

      Brilliant! I bet you smelled yummy, too! :) I’m getting hungry as I read through all these cookie or cookie-like scents and the descriptions of which cookies they smell like. :)

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  20. She-ra says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:58 am

    Happy Friday!

    Gallagher Vanilla Silk.

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    • Robin says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:02 pm

      Happy (Vanilla) Friday She-ra!

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  21. SmokeyToes says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Hi all – my SOTD is L’ Artisan Vanilia (the original) layered with Patchouli Patch.
    Feeling out of sorts, hopefully the fog will lift at some point. :)
    Happy Friday everyone!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:54 pm

      Do you mean the fog in San Francisco? ;)

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        4 December 2020 at 5:25 pm

        I wish! It finally turned sunny out, and SmokeyToes is sleeping in the sun. :)

        A life-long friend passed away yesterday. He was beloved by many, a professional chef who was known for his kindness, generosity of spirit, humanity, and a fantastic sense of humor. I am very close with the family, and many of their family pictures have me in them – I’m sort of an adopted daughter, his middle sister and I are best buds.
        It’s been difficult. Something many of us are going through.
        I feel like the wind is knocked right out of me.

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 December 2020 at 5:49 pm

          My condolences to you, it is definitely a blow to the gut feeling.

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        • springpansy says:
          4 December 2020 at 8:40 pm

          I’m sorry to hear that, ST. It’s so hard to lose someone.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          4 December 2020 at 9:17 pm

          My sympathies, SmokeyToes. Losing someone who has been a part of your life for so long is incredibly painful and disorienting.

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          • SmokeyToes says:
            4 December 2020 at 9:40 pm

            Thank you. I’ve been a red hot mess since I found out.
            And difficult because if I were in Sarasota, I’d be at the house right now helping the family. I’m a helper by nature, feeling helpless is not fun.

        • teebear says:
          4 December 2020 at 9:51 pm

          So sorry for your loss.

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        • Robin says:
          5 December 2020 at 3:06 pm

          I’m so sorry SmokeyToes.

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  22. Jiji says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:06 pm

    I like cookies, but i prefer to eat them, not smell like them.

    My SOTD is Moon Bloom!
    Such an amazing white flowers scent. But its not big, no drama diva-stuff here.
    Its very beautiful and uplifiting with a slightly tropical vibe. Perfect to brighten these grey rainy days.

    I had a good day. Met a friend for coffee this morninv. we had take away coffee and talked and drank while sitting on a bench outside…

    (bars and restaurants are only allowed to be open for takeaway here in The Netherlands)

    I did a quick work out at home… really need to work on my core.

    And this afternoon i had the house for myself yaay
    (my husband also works from home, him being away is kinda scarce right now)

    So i listened to some Mozart, read a few chapters in book (Hare with amber eyes) and I am now watching a movie (Wild Rose, its about a Glaswegian woman who wants to be a country singer)

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    • pixel says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:20 pm

      It’s nice to have the place to yourself every now and then, isn’t it.

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      • Jiji says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:26 pm

        Yup ?

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        4 December 2020 at 12:46 pm

        Yup. It’s funny, we have so much more space in our new house, but even still, I’m so happy when I get the house truly to myself from time to time!

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    • Cicely says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:11 pm

      You smell so good.. moon bloom is delightful. It works for me a bit better in the heat for some reason but it’s really nice in winter too when you are craving flowers and nice weather. Being from the Netherlands you could visit the shop itself!

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      • Jiji says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:20 pm

        Thank you.

        I know he lives in Gouda but i did not know he had a shop one can visit….

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        • Cicely says:
          5 December 2020 at 3:05 am

          Ah no, you are right! I don’t know why I had assumed he had a physical shop.

          There is a perfume shop (perfume lounge) carrying HG and other unusual brands like Francesca Bianchi, Grossmith or Dusita in Amsterdam though. Writing it down for me as I had been planning a trip! You would probably know it..

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          • Jiji says:
            5 December 2020 at 3:50 am

            Yes, its the ‘Perfume Lounge’!
            Lovely staff and and yes they carry some beautiful brands.

    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:52 pm

      Hiram Green does great florals! You smell wonderful. I need to schedule a friend meetup, sooooo sick of being in the house with my husband. We are both home all the time, it is tough.

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      • Jiji says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:14 pm

        Yes I love his take on orange blossom as well (Dilettante)

        Lustre i only tried once and it was very nice. i need to find my sample and give it more wearings.

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 December 2020 at 6:17 pm

          I loooove Dilettante. Not wild about the sharp citric opening of Lustre but the drydown is very good.

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          • Cicely says:
            5 December 2020 at 3:13 am

            I liked Lustre a lot, in fact I have a bottle in the way! I think I know what you mean about the opening cazaubon, find it quite sharp and a tiny bit ‘pickled’ but on me this lasted a couple of minutes only and then its gentle olibanum + green rose.

            Another Dilettante lover!

  23. Amy says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:11 pm

    Nothing screaming cookie at me today, but I do smell like tea to go with the cookie in Dear Polly.

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  24. pixel says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:17 pm

    You all have such great choices! My SOTD is Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, the scent that taught me that I could like vanilla in a fragrance.

    Yesterday I completed my one and only scheduled event for the month (I love being retired!) — took the cat to the vet for his annual checkup and shots. I think I deserve an award for that because he hates, hates, hates car trips. He howls the whole way there and the whole way back, poor thing. He’s fine though (“boring, really” said the vet).

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:18 pm

      yay for boring! =^..^=

      I had one kitty that howled through every car ride, the other one would hide her face in the corner of her carrier. Guess who I felt sorrier for? :D

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      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 3:37 pm

        Awwww poor hiding kitty! I used to have a cat who thought she couldn’t be seen if her face was hidden (we kept her indoors of course). At the vet, I could get her to hold still for any procedure if I covered her face with my hands.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:38 pm

      The vet said ‘boring’? That’s hysterical! :D

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      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 3:38 pm

        Yes :) Sarcastic vet :)

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    • Cicely says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:18 pm

      “Boring”… haha. That sounds like House in vet form. I’m glad your kitty was well. I dread taking mine to the vet should they find something and from how very upset she gets. The moment she sees the carrier she disappears like a ghost.

      I’ve been wanting to try Benjoin Boheme for a while! Maybe what you like about it is the benzoin, which is quite vanillic but not the same. I like some vanillas but adore benzoin. I have to go to the Dyptique London store (if it’s still standing after the lockdown) and see if I can try it.

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      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 3:35 pm

        What I like about Benjoin Boheme is that it’s vanilla but not foody, if that makes any sense. I’m not a gourmand lover.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:01 pm

      I think I’d take your howling cat over my vomiting dog… as long as the ride was short. ;-)

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      • pixel says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:21 pm

        Well… I didn’t mention it, but yeah, howling AND barfing AND… yeesh, what a production number he makes of a car trip.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:10 pm

      Both my kitties complain non-stop in the cat carrier on the way to the vet and the way back. I sometimes wonder how they don’t lose their voices!

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    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:52 pm

      Yay for kitty checkups! We’ve got one who meows piteously now and fights going in the carrier… My condolences!

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  25. foxbins says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:17 pm

    I smell like a spice mix you might put into a cookie in Eau des Baux.

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      4 December 2020 at 12:47 pm

      Your new bottle? I’ve worn my a few times the last week or so since mine has arrived. Really great for this cold weather!

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:16 pm

      Eau des Baux is wonderfully spicy. :) Do you get any smoke with yours?

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  26. Oakland Fresca says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:18 pm

    Definitely smell like a cookie– supermarket cookie with loads of vanilla icing– in L’Aromarine’s 1936 Special Vanilla, a cheap thrill for vanilla lovers in the food/gourmand camp.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:02 pm

      A lovely cheap thrill! I like to wear mine to bed.

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:47 am

      Ooh, another inspiring idea. lol. I may go have an early breakfast of cookies.

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  27. LizzieB says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Showered in Molton Brown Muddled Plum, followed by the body lotion. Spritzed on Kyse Mandorlo Cioccolatta to add bits of chocolate. This mah not be a known cookie, but plum chocolate sounds good….

    Having an early dinner at Joe Allen tonight. They’re closing down again for awhile, so we wanted one last dinner at this Broadway mainstay.

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    • jepster says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:41 pm

      Oh, I wish I could join you at Joe Allen…..many happy dinners and late night drinks there…..

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      • LizzieB says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:53 pm

        It’s such a special place. We are going back tomorrow night because who knows when they’ll reopen. I figure we aren’t doing Messiah this year at a Carnegie Hall, so….

        I had a gorgeous Manhattan. Unfortunately, no eating at the bar, which is so great there.

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    • LizzieB says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:06 pm

      I don’t have a link to a favorite cookie recipe, but I highly recommend the chocolate wafers from Miette bakery in San Francisco. Loads of butter and very dark chocolate make them flakey and delicious and not too sweet.

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  28. MossyBerry says:
    4 December 2020 at 12:45 pm

    Lot of good smells here. Going for the CP points with Pierre Guillaume Felanilla 21. I am sitting in my library, eating freshly baked brown edge wafers. It’s a cool Spring day and a neighbor is mowing grass for the first time of the year. The cat will wander in in a while to sit with me. I am sure I will be baking cookies this weekend after reading everyone’s choices…hmmm….which ones….?

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:15 pm

      so many cookies, so little time! :)

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      • MossyBerry says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:39 pm

        Oh, yes, so many cookies: especially this time of year. BTW, my comment is a little goofy. I should have specified that it meant how I felt about PG Felinilla! But hopefully, NST’ers understood my impressionistic thought @_@.

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  29. SheriG says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:00 pm

    Well, I’m in Nanadebary Bronze for the CP. I smell more like cinnamon rolls than cookies, to be honest, but since I could NOT get the top off of the adorable mini of Jeux de Peau this morning (grr), Bronze was the next closest thing to cookies in my arsenal. Next week’s CP will be much easier for me. :) Happy Friday!

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:48 am

      Smelling like a cinnamon roll is a good thing, in my opinion. :D

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  30. AnnieA says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Wearing a lovely Fendi from a sample with a smudge label: is it Fan? Gets a bit powdery at the end, which can read a dessert to me…

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:59 pm

      There is, or rather was, a Fendi perfume called Fan di Fendi.

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  31. eldora says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:15 pm

    Wearing Sweetly Known by Kerosene. Darker than Unknown Pleasures, but I am in love with the burnt sugar dry down in this one. Not really a cookie to me, more like the topping of a creme brulee. without the creme.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:04 pm

      Nice choice! I get burnt sugar, almost smoky at times.

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  32. AngelaB says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Okay I am feeling either
    SL’s 5 O’CLOCK GINGEMBRE or Heeley’s Zeste de Gingembre.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:59 pm

      Which ginger-y scent did you pick?

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      • AngelaB says:
        5 December 2020 at 8:35 am

        I chose SL’s 5 o’clock de Gingembre., and I immediately noticed a similar opening to De Profundis!
        Oh this is REEEALLLY lovely, I had heard of it years back when it was at the height of it’s popularity.
        I could go FB on this. I see the reasons for it’s fame.

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:49 am

      Either way, you smelled lovely and ginger-y. :D

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      • AngelaB says:
        5 December 2020 at 8:37 am

        Thanks neyronrose. I am enjoying the discovery of ginger as a note.

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  33. Ede97005 says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:36 pm

    Friday!

    1) Clear blue skies and sunshine- but quite chilly!

    2) Am in Joy (Jean Patou) and after my midmorning spin will freshen up with Fresh Cream. It’s a great combo! Not cookie like at all, the day called for deep rosy/jasmin-y loveliness!

    3) Need to brave the stores for fresh pine boughs. Usually street corners around here would be selling trees and trimmings but I have not seen the usual characters around the hood, so off to Fred Meyers and Trader Joe’s I go.

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:14 pm

      Joy is a perfect jasmine. You smell wonderful.

      At TJ’s yesterday I picked up a pine bough “candle ring” but I hung it on my door. It’s a nice little wreath.

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      • Ede97005 says:
        4 December 2020 at 3:21 pm

        Oh yes- so lovely! Thank you!

        And that is my idea for decor!

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  34. sistine says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:46 pm

    I’m wearing Jeux de Peau. Loved it the first second I sniffed it from a luckyscent sample, and actually bought a bottle at Scent Bar the one time I visited. Why don’t I wear this more often?

    CP related: I just ate way too many mini peppermint meringues from Trader Joe’s. But dang, they were yummy!

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    • nebbe says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:55 pm

      You smell great! That’s a really nice one. I love it as an evening scent.

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:12 pm

      Jeux de Peau is a fantastic name.

      ha! I saw those peppermint meringues at TJ’s, but didn’t buy them because I figured I would eat them until I was stuffed. :p

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  35. nebbe says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Diptyque Tam Dao, for the Cedar Wardrobe Vibe. Cozy and warm while i sit in my work pjs wfh.

    I made cookies earlier this week. I love an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie with pecans. I add extra course ground salt to the recipe for kicks.

    We always freeze our homemade cookies, and eat them right out of the freezer. Actually we eat all our chocolate frozen. It’s my thing and my husband picked it up from me.

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    • nebbe says:
      4 December 2020 at 1:54 pm

      Robin, can’t find the link for my recipe, so typed out here. If that isn’t okay please remove! Thanks!

      Recipe: Oven at 350, bake 10-12 min.

      1/2 c butter, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/2 c white sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp milk, 1 egg, 1 c flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 1/4 c oats, desired amount of both choc chips & chopped pecans

      Cream butter & sugar, add remaining liquids and egg. Combine dry separately. Mix dry into wet. Add chocolate and pecans. Optional additional coarse ground salt.

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      • teebear says:
        4 December 2020 at 9:54 pm

        A little sprinkle of coarse ground salt is SO NICE on top of cookies!

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      • Robin says:
        5 December 2020 at 5:40 pm

        Late reply but of course it is ok!

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:11 pm

      oatmeal + chocolate chip is one of my favorites. :) So delicious, and perfect right out of the freezer. I also freeze slices of pie.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:06 pm

      I keep my cookies and pie in the freezer too. :-)

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      • Gail says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:19 pm

        My hubby was telling me that as kids, his brother and sister (plus him) found their Mom’s hiding place for cookies (in the separate giant freezer downstairs). When she went for the cookies to serve for company, the tins were mostly raided; I bet they were with the 3 kids eating them. She made the best shortbread with fancy green and red cherries cut into little flower shapes.

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  36. Gaynor says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:50 pm

    I love the smell of baking, but not so much on me, so there is nothing in the house that brings cookies immediately to mind. I’ll go for a walk later and check out the testers at Mecca Cosmetica, so I might be wearing Dries Van Noten around lunchtime :)

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:08 pm

      DVN is a perfect cookie scent. :-)

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:56 pm

      Did you end up in DvN, or did something else win out?

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  37. thegoddessrena says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:53 pm

    Lattedoro makes me think of gently spiced cookies

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  38. Dilana says:
    4 December 2020 at 1:53 pm

    I’m generally not into, sweet scents. I am wearing Our Assemblege which has a praline note at the basis of a rose oud.

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:08 pm

      same for me, I don’t often like scents that smell like sugar. ;)

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  39. tiffanie says:
    4 December 2020 at 2:07 pm

    SotD = Vanille Galante

    Vanilla is part of most cookie recipes, yes? I’d like some vanilla-laced sugar cookies, preferably tender and almost-soft, but thin and crisp is delicous, too. Sprinkled with sanding sugar, but no icing, please

    Later today I’ll channel my inner spice cookie with Ambre Narguile. I love gingerbread in all forms – loaves, cakes, bars, and cookies. Really should bake some this weekend, it’s been too long.

    Another to do for the weekend? Music!

    https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/942133359/the-best-music-of-2020-npr-staff-picks

    Fun times. :D Happy FriYAY, everybody.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:09 pm

      Joining you in vanilla spice, added some Anima Dulcis to my cookie combo. :-)

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:51 am

      And another person making me hungry. lol! You smelled delicious! :D

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  40. stinker_kit says:
    4 December 2020 at 2:19 pm

    Chris Rusak Beast Mode today with fennel, black licorice and black pepper on an amber base. A savory gourmand rather than a sweet one…..

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    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:55 pm

      Ooooh that sounds divine!

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  41. jepster says:
    4 December 2020 at 2:44 pm

    Enjoying National Cookie Day and My Birthday in the spicy scent of Chergui. I don’t bake so I am taking some frozen cookie dough (homemade by my sister) from the freezer for treats tonight. Oatmeal with walnuts, yum. Hope everyone enjoys the day!

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    • pixel says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:48 pm

      Happy happy birthday!

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:51 pm

      Chergui is a perfect birthday scent! Best wishes!

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    • springpansy says:
      4 December 2020 at 2:54 pm

      A very happy birthday wish for you, jepster! And I agree that Chergui is a wonderful birthday scent!

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    • Cicely says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:31 pm

      Happy birthday ?!

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    • Laila says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Happy Birthday + Happy National Cookie Day! Sweet!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:41 pm

      Sending you birthday wishes!

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:56 pm

      Happy birthday! I hope you have a happy year ahead.

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    • Aurora says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:15 pm

      Many happy returns.

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    • lillyjo says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:47 pm

      Happy Birthday!

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    • Jiji says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:09 pm

      Happy birthday! ??

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:10 pm

      Happy birthday!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Happy Scented Birthday jepster! ????

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    • Gail says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:28 pm

      Wishing you a happy birthday, jepster!??

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:52 am

      Happy belated birthday!

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  42. Merlin says:
    4 December 2020 at 2:54 pm

    Was in Rochas Alchimie earlier today. I’m not as great a fan as others…
    This evening I’m in Chabaud’s Lait de Biscuit which I really find incredibly soothing.

    I think I’m going to do this CP for the rest of the month :D :D :D

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    • Cicely says:
      4 December 2020 at 3:21 pm

      You have an amazing gourmand repertoire ? this is clearly a CP made for you!

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      • Merlin says:
        4 December 2020 at 4:49 pm

        My taste in music and art MIGHT be more sophisticated but when it comes to smell – after years of experimenting – it seems I’m mostly drawn to the simple stuff!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:55 pm

      Wearing a bunch of gourmand perfumes at Christmas time makes perfect sense to me!

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:54 am

      Oh, Lait de Biscuit sounds nice. :D I’ve been wearing soothing fragrances whenever I can lately.

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  43. Cicely says:
    4 December 2020 at 3:29 pm

    In Bois d’Armenie- Benzoin balmy thing mixed with frankincense. Most ‘Bois’ perfumes knock me down over my ‘heavy aroma chemical’ radar but this is a true love.

    And eating chestnuts with milk after work and being a Friday couch potato.. I wonder if there is a realistic chestnut nutty perfume out there… ?

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:43 pm

      L’Artisan Noir Exquise comes to mind.

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      • cazaubon says:
        4 December 2020 at 6:11 pm

        I second this chestnut scent.

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        • Cicely says:
          5 December 2020 at 2:09 am

          Thank you! Looking at notes and reviews I’m really wanting to try it. A marrón glacé perfume..

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:52 pm

      I can’t comment as I’m not too sure what chestnuts smell like but I do think some kind of aroma chemical became popular and is supposed to suggest chestnuts or chestnut cream in perfumery.

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      • Cicely says:
        5 December 2020 at 2:35 am

        They smell slightly sweet and nutty to me when cooked..I don’t think I’ve explored this aroma in any perfume but I hope I may like it, as with ethyl maltol and other synthetics. My plight is with certain ones that are made of large molecules, very potent ‘amplify’ and create aura and bulk in a perfume like timbersilks etc. Don’t get along with those.

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    • Koenigsberg says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:38 pm

      Cloon Keen Atelier “Castaña”?

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      • Cicely says:
        5 December 2020 at 2:12 am

        I didn’t know this one either, thanks! The vetiver seems prominent so may not be for me.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:54 pm

      TM Angel Muse EdP is supposed to have a chestnut cream note in it.

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      • Cicely says:
        5 December 2020 at 2:37 am

        Yes it’s certainly very nutty. I got mostly cocoa I think from my memory- need to re-smell it!

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 5:57 am

      You didn’t smell like a cookie, but you smelled lovely. :) I recently tried Bois d’Armenie and liked it quite a lot.

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  44. Calypso says:
    4 December 2020 at 3:37 pm

    I was going to wear Jeux de Peau but when I looked in my SL bottles the first one I found was Arabie and I thought “Oh yeah!” I sprayed lavishly. We have a very pretty brisk clear day here–one of our first real sweater days so far, and this scent is so gorgeous in cooler weather! It has kept a smile on my face all day. Cloves, benzoin, figs, dates, orange…. It’s more of a bar cookie than a discrete round one, and I wish I had some here with me to eat right now! I visited a native plants store and it was so beautiful in our nice weather to see all their “winter” plants: cyclamen, pansies, poinsettias, plus Christmas trees, etc. They have a fun shop there too and I bought myself a little candle and got gifts for a friend.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:59 pm

      That sounds like a fantastic day. Enjoy sweater weather!

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 6:02 am

      Very neat all the way around, from the fragrance to the store you visited. :)

      My hardy cyclamens (“ivy-leaved” type) bloomed in the fall. They’ve got flowers about the size of violets, but the shape of the flower is a miniature version of a florist’s cyclamen. Very cute, though I have to be wearing my reading glasses to appreciate the details of the flowers. lol!

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  45. therabbitsflower says:
    4 December 2020 at 3:39 pm

    Stopping by real quick to share my cookie SOTD, which is Thank the Dark Lord by Sixteen92. It was part of their Halloween 2019 collection based around the Netflix Sabrina the Teenage Witch series. Notes are spiced caramel toffees, soft wool scarf, witch’s herbs, cardamom latte, a tray of warm cookies. Yum. I don’t wear super sweet perfumes often but this is nice. The cardamom and spices help balance the sweetness.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:54 pm

      I love the super scary name and the comforting notes :D Sounds wonderful!

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  46. Laila says:
    4 December 2020 at 3:48 pm

    Cookies are my favorite food group and I love gourmand fragrances, so I’m really enjoying today’s cp! I’m wearing my favorite Cookie Combo: a base of all things BBW Vanilla Bean Noel, topped with L’Occitane’s original Vanille edt, probably from the late 1990’s, when their boutique first opened in a nearby shopping center. L’Occitane lists many notes for this scent, but the main effect is an absolutely delicious and long-lasting caramelly vanilla, my very favorite of all the vanillas I’ve tried. Layered over the VBN, it is the fragrance combo that has gotten me the most compliments out of any other scent I’ve worn. I just opened my last back-up bottle of the edt but I also have several bottles of the tiny perfume extrait in Vanille and also in the Ambre (another one I love.) I remember I paid $10 for the extrait and I’ve seen them on evil-bay for $200! I should sell them and take myself on a nice vacation but no, I love them too much and enjoy wearing them too much to ever do that.

    Unlike much of the country, we’ve had an incredibly sunny and mild November that has extended itself into December and is predicted to last at least another week; it’s certainly a mood-brightener during this long-lasting ‘pause’ in normalcy. With the sun smiling on me, I’m slowly decorating my home for the holidays with many items handmade from friends and family who are no longer on this earth but I can sense their presence in the beautiful gifts they have left me, and I feel peace. And that is what I wish for all of you this weekend – peace!

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    • Merlin says:
      4 December 2020 at 4:58 pm

      I haven’t smelled L’Occitaine’s Vanille but I do have and adore their Ambre!

      Enjoy the decorating – it sounds like both a profound and magical process for you!

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      • Laila says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:15 pm

        Yes, the Ambre is beautiful. I’ve only ever had the tiny extrait in this scent, but only a drop is needed. And, yes, there’s something almost profound and magical in unwrapping something and immersing oneself in the flood of warm memories that arise – it’s almost a visceral reaction for me.

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    • sistine says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:01 pm

      Thank you for that reminder of our connections to our past at this time of year. I hope you get to keep enjoying lovely weather. You must smell incredible – I’m glad you have such a large supply of scents you love.

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      • Laila says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:18 pm

        The Vanille edt is one of the very few fragrances I purchased a backup of. It’s a large bottle so it should last a long time, plus I have the extrait, and only a drop is needed. Definitely one of my top 5 cold-weather scents!

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    • yasmina says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:45 pm

      It’s good you got a BUB – l’occitane is terrible with discontinuing

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  47. Jalapeno says:
    4 December 2020 at 4:31 pm

    Waiting somewhat patiently for a couple of package deliveries today. The mail seems a little slower than usual this week. I wonder if the Christmas Crush has already started? ??

    Super yucky and gloomy weather today to add to the package suspense. It’s been raining off and on most of the daylight hours. I bet the cats will run straight to the heat vents once the evening program for the thermostat kicks on.

    SOTD = Parfumerie Generale Musc Maori 04 EdP, from the sample stash. Thunk! I smell like chocolate chip cookie dough today. ?

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    • Aurora says:
      4 December 2020 at 5:17 pm

      You are the sample queen, and inspire me to try and make more of a dent in mine.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:07 pm

        At least half of my samples are thanks to the wonderful folks here at NST. It feels nice to make a bit of a dent in my Sample Stash.

        It might be time to give a couple of my perfume bottles some love and attention, though.

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    • KellyC says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:38 pm

      I’m also anxiously awaiting packages!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:53 pm

        Both my packages arrived soon after posting here. I hope yours show up quickly.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:19 pm

      Yummmm. A package came today!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:51 pm

        A perfumed package?

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        • hajusuuri says:
          4 December 2020 at 10:28 pm

          April Aromatics ?

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    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:58 pm

      That’s a lovely scent, you smell great! I tried it at LuckyScent Bar in January while sampling chocolatey scents and finally opted for Akro Dark instead – more fool me, Mr. Teebear had a hard time with that one, so I’ve since traded it away.

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  48. skalolazka says:
    4 December 2020 at 5:06 pm

    I’ve completely crashed and burned WRT the CP this week. I had 90 minutes of PT this morning, so no perfume until after that (which made the 2.25-hour-long faculty meeting that *preceded* PT especially dreary!), and then 31 rue Cambon just kind of jumped into my hand. I am still wearing workout clothes but oh, do I smell good. It is just so beautiful.

    I will probably bake cookies tomorrow, and will think of all the yummy fragrances NSTers have worn this week.

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    • KellyC says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:35 pm

      You smell great in 31RC

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      • skalolazka says:
        4 December 2020 at 7:48 pm

        Thank you!

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  49. Aurora says:
    4 December 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Berdoues Vanille Cacao, a cheap thrill from a few years back, it has darkened considerably, no doubt the vanilla, but the cupcakey scent is intact.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:18 pm

      Mmmm, sounds good !

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:51 pm

      I’ve never heard of that Berdoues.

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  50. lillyjo says:
    4 December 2020 at 5:52 pm

    This morning I wore Arianna Grande Ari, for the cp. It doesn’t smell like a cookie but does smell sweet. Now I’m wearing Le Lion for work tonight. It’s the busiest it’s been all week. It’s going to be a long weekend..

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:16 pm

      I had to go to Target today, ugh. Glad that’s over. Hope your weekend is not too bad.

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      • lillyjo says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:20 pm

        It’s starting to die down now. Time to start the clean up.

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    • Gail says:
      4 December 2020 at 6:28 pm

      How are you liking Le Lion? I’ve noticed it’s on the Chanel site now but it’s a bit of a pricy blind buy!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:16 pm

        Pssst, but so worth it, but I am biased ?

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      • lillyjo says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:18 pm

        I love it! It has qualities of Shalimar and 31 Rue Cambon imo. It’s feels very lush and more modern than the 2 I mentioned.

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    • KellyC says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:30 pm

      You smell wonderful. Hang in there tonight!

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      • lillyjo says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:20 pm

        Thanks!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:17 pm

      You smell fabulicious! Hang in there, lillyjo!

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      • lillyjo says:
        4 December 2020 at 8:19 pm

        I am! I love it when we are posting at the same time ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:50 pm

      Le Lion will give you strength to hang on! Rawr!

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  51. KellyC says:
    4 December 2020 at 7:23 pm

    Loukhoum for me for the almond, vanilla, and honey which are all surely in the occasional cookie. :) It’s the best I could come up with haha.

    Happy Friday, friends!

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    • MossyBerry says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:35 pm

      Almond? Vanilla? Honey!? Sounds like a cookie to me!

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    • Gail says:
      4 December 2020 at 7:36 pm

      You are smelling great Kelly; very cookie appropriate!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:16 pm

      You smell good!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:49 pm

      Almond + vanilla + honey could be the start of a batch of baklava, which is a treat in my book!

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    • teebear says:
      4 December 2020 at 9:59 pm

      Almond horns!!!!

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 6:07 am

      You smelled yummy. :) Loukhoum was a good idea. Adding you to the “people whose descriptions of cookie smells/sweet scents are making me hungry” list. It’s a long list at this point. lol!

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  52. hajusuuri says:
    4 December 2020 at 8:15 pm

    Late to the party!

    SOTD = Kilian Angels’ Share

    ? … from my bottle! I received it on Monday, after serendipitously seeing it on the Kilian website after it had been out of stock for a few weeks. Overall, it is light-ish with pretty much equal parts sweet, spicy, boozy, minty and nutty vanilla. And bottle porn. And, with the CP!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZVZ1UBSpR/?igshid=42cat27xk92x

    For National Cookie(s) Day: ??

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZV3a0hqk9/?igshid=1n92iucx1y6sp

    Yummmm ?

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    • lillyjo says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:22 pm

      What’s better than perfume and cookies? Nothing!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 December 2020 at 10:30 pm

        You are ?❗️

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    • Jalapeno says:
      4 December 2020 at 8:40 pm

      That bottle is something else, for sure!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 December 2020 at 10:31 pm

        It is! Some people were complaining that the top is plastic (it is) and I say then don’t buy it.

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        • Merlin says:
          5 December 2020 at 6:18 am

          Pity – in the pictures it looks like the whole thing should be chunky crystal :D

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          • hajusuuri says:
            5 December 2020 at 11:17 am

            Then it probably would be too heavy. That said, I think it’s genius that it LOOKS like it’s all crystal!

    • springpansy says:
      5 December 2020 at 12:42 pm

      Ooooo gorgeous!

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  53. Zephyr2 says:
    4 December 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Didn’t real make the CP cookie theme. Weirdly, I was really into gourmands and orientals when I was a teenager and young adult, now they are nearly absent from my collection. I am wearing Heretic Parfum Scandalwood. The brand seems to based on “ natural” fragrance and Scandalwood is the only synthetic – and thus far the only one I like. I really enjoy the rose and sandalwood.

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    • Merlin says:
      5 December 2020 at 6:14 am

      I think their Amberbee smelled like syrup from canned fruit but I had some Vaninight on a testing strip and some weeks later it did still smell very nice.

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  54. Baby Dumpling says:
    4 December 2020 at 10:18 pm

    The only good cookies are Subway peanut cookies. Which they discontinued, so I’m still mad about cookies. I cAn smell fairly good today, but I put on one puff of jardin sur nil. Why? Why is this thing a thing? It’s sour, with that fake ISO e super cedar thing that feels like a railroad spike to the brain area. I also found out that Dunkin’ Donuts discontinued the only good donut. The toasted coconut. I’m pretty mad about donuts too. Sure, it’s a great idea to smell like tomato leaves, sour tamarindo juice, and ipecac.

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    • Cicely says:
      5 December 2020 at 2:49 am

      I think if you don’t get along with iso E perfumes, you just don’t. It’s a matter of how your sense of smell is wired I guess? Others love it.. I don’t get that collection either, probably for that reason.

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    • Merlin says:
      5 December 2020 at 6:11 am

      I am fortunate not to know how ipecac smells! Sur Le Nil does not smell good on my skin but I do think Sur le Toit is a good fruity floral and Apres la Mousson acts as a very good air-conditioner in a hot car. I think I’m anosmic to iso E so…

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      • Baby Dumpling says:
        5 December 2020 at 10:04 am

        ISO is in high concentrated of every perfume I cannot abide. I don’t know if this Hermès one has it, but read Jean Ellena used lots of it. I don’t think it’s the note per se, just the overdose of it. I love the snell of light blue for instance, but I can’t stand it. Terre Hermès? I’d rather be in an enclosed room with Tabu. Santal 33? Just let me snell the used cat litter, it’s less caustic.

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  55. MissGoldsmith says:
    4 December 2020 at 11:00 pm

    Today was Montale Chocolate Greedy followed by Fete Persanes.

    Finally getting into The Crown—about 4 years late to the party! Needed something to watch after finishing The Queen’s Gambit and The Undoing.

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    • neyronrose says:
      5 December 2020 at 6:16 am

      You smelled yummy! :)

      Mom and I have been watching the “First Ladies” documentaries on CNN. She got teary towards the end of the Kennedy episode, because she remembered the events from when she was a teen.

      We were very impressed by all of the interesting facts about Eleanor Roosevelt in her episode. We noted down several books we want to read for more information. As for me, I’m currently a little way into reading Eleanor and Hick. :)

      We like TV programs about royalty, too. :) I’ll keep that in mind.

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  56. neyronrose says:
    5 December 2020 at 6:27 am

    A day late with my account…

    Friday early morning I dug out my vanilla essential oil, already combined with jojoba oil in the little bottle and ready to wear. lol. Not only did my hands smell yummy, but they were softened and moisturized, too. :) I added Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil lotion on top.

    Early this morning, I put on some drops of the vanilla essential oil in jojoba again, and added some cocoa butter lotion. I’m not sure if I smell like any particular cookie, but my hands certainly smell delicious. :D

    I’ll be borrowing several of the ideas you creative people had for this project over the next few weeks. :) A lot of those fragrances are soothing ones for me. Also I have Demeter Gingerbread and Fresh Ginger samples to keep me entertained. :)

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